Man bitten on face by Staffordshire Bull Terrier after being attacked by three dogs on Newmarket Heath

A man was bitten on the face after three dogs “set upon” him while he was on Newmarket Heath.

The man was laying on the Heath, off Old Station Road, last Tuesday when three dogs – a light brown Lakeland Terrier, a brown and white spaniel and a brown, black and white Staffordshire Bull Terrier – approached him.

One of the dogs, thought to have been the Staffordshire Bull Terrier according to the police, bit him on the nose and broke the skin.

The man did manage to forcibly remove the three dogs after he was bitten.

The incident happened between 4.30pm and 5pm.

While the owwners came over and apologised to the man after the incident, a while later the man reported the incident.

Police have released descriptions of the owners they would like to speak to after the incident.

The owner of the Lakeland Terrier is described as a white woman, around 5ft 10 inches tall, with short ginger hair.

The owner of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is described as a white woman, in her late 40s to 50s, with shoulder length blonde hair.

No description was given for the owner of the spaniel other than she is a white female.

If you know who the owners of these dogs are or have any information that may help trace them, contact PC 1850 Kemp at Suffolk Police on 101 quoting reference NE/14/958.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

This was the fourth attack by dogs in Newmarket in the past few months.

Police appealed for witnesses when a 13-year-old boy was bitten by a dog while cycling in Mildenhall in May.

A woman and her dog were also attacked after they were approached by a dog off the lead.

And a cat, Tommy, was attacked and killed by a dog when it escaped from its home in Derby Way last month.